Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park and Open Space District

The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's grant of the District's motion for judgment on the pleadings in an action seeking to invalidate a voter-approved special property tax imposed by the District. Public Resources Code section 5566 requires that collected tax money be spent on parks and recreation land and facilities. The court held that section 5566 was not ambiguous and did not read the statute to require a uniform effect or outcome, but rather uniform application. The court held that the District's Measure A special tax satisfied section 5566's uniformity requirement. Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying leave to amend the complaint. View "Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park and Open Space District" on Justia Law